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Imho Warlord is asking people to pick up their items during clearance sales. Why invest in a game/miniatures we know it'll be forgotten/shelved/discontinued in about 18 months' time?
Both GW and Warlord charge more for their new products in the US than the UK. Between 10-15% for Warlord and up to 30% for GW (higher cost than a straight conversion to dollars from the pound). The usual defense of this is that a conversion price is "fixed" which is a weak defense when the rate hasn't been that high in years. I certainly can understand monthly or even quarterly changes but years? I am perhaps being cynical but I bet if the currency spot price went the other way sharply the website conversion rates would be update within days.
Even given that the top brass of their staff mostly come from GW?
I expect this thread to be moved and/or locked, due to the potential for causing a disturbance.
So far people have been behaving themselves overall, and I would kindly ask you to do the same and not instigate/provoke/jinx it (delete as applicable).
There are also import costs, since GW no longer has a US factory, and artificial demand and supply, due to small production runs - Necromunda terrain boards, for instance.
I did recently complain to Warlord support about the conversion rate. Their response was that they charge slightly higher prices in the US - it is not a mistake in currency exchange. Could be due to import costs as you suggest or because they think the market will bear it. It was about 10% more for Dredd but I wanted the models so I chose to pay it. Guess that is my threshold.
Even given that the top brass of their staff mostly come from GW?I would repeat my comment about which GW...